
Reported completion outcomes are high, but St. John Vianney College Seminary's small cohorts make them especially sensitive to a change of only a few students. The reported overall graduation rate is 100%, while the four-year and six-year graduation rates are each 83%.
These measures can refer to different entering cohorts or reporting definitions; they should not be read as a prediction for a new applicant. The reported student retention rate is also 100%. A prospective student comparing schools should look beyond the percentages to the cohort sizes and remember that completion of a college degree and continuation toward priesthood are different outcomes.
A reliable one-year earnings figure for St. John Vianney College Seminary's philosophy students is not established here. It would be misleading to assign a typical starting salary to the degree or to treat later priestly ministry as equivalent to an ordinary entry-level philosophy job.
When comparing earnings information across colleges, students should check whom a statistic includes, whether it is a median or an average, and how long after study it was measured. Such figures may exclude graduates who continue their education and cannot, on their own, describe the financial arrangements of seminarians sponsored by dioceses or religious communities.
BACHELOR’S Degree
Philosophy and Religious Studies
Data last updated on November 2, 2026
Data sources: IPEDS 2024-25, Peterson 2026, College Scorecard 10/2026, Clery 2024 (2023-24), OpenAlex 2026
Figures on this profile come from federal and third-party datasets in the editions listed above and are refreshed periodically, so they may differ from what the institution currently reports. Confirm costs, deadlines and requirements with the school before making decisions.